About the Authors
- Naeemah Abrahams
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* E-mail: Naeemah.Abrahams@mrc.ac.za
Affiliation Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
- Shanaaz Mathews
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Affiliation Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Lorna J. Martin
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Affiliations Forensic Pathology Services, Western Cape Government, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Carl Lombard
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Affiliation Biostatistics Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
- Nadine Nannan
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Affiliation Burden of Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
- Rachel Jewkes
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Affiliation Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
Competing Interests
We have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interest: RJ is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. The authors declare that no further competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NA SM RJ LJM. Performed the experiments: NA SM RJ CL. Analyzed the data: NA SM LJM CL NN. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: NA. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: NA SM LJM CL NN RJ. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: NA SM CL LJM NN RJ. All authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.